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A book celebrating 10 real masterpieces

Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery is an eye-delighting collection of the ten greatest paintings from the gallery in Edinburgh – widely regarded as one...
Wellington, by Robert Hillingford

Scotland forever – the cry of the Royal Scots Greys

'Scotland forever!' - this was the cry of the Royal Scots Greys as they charged Napoleon’s troops at Waterloo – a decisive moment in an...
Some of the artfully
dressed ‘courtiers'

Charles Faa Blythe – the last king of Scotland’s gypsies

Over a century ago, in an elaborate ceremony in the Borders witnessed by a crowd of 10,000 spectators that included Lords and Ladies, the last...

Her life was ruined by a blood transfusion

This is the truly tragic tale of how one woman’s life has been affected by one of the UK’s biggest medical scandals –blood transfusion contamination....

StAnza reveals first names for 2020 poetry festival

StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival, has revealed some of the first names to be included in its 2020 programme. The festival, which was recently shortlisted...

Danger and excitement with Darke matter

Action-packed and thrilling, Darke Mission follows JJ Drake, a former MI5 spy, lone parent and now apparently head-down worker in the finance sector.  Caladon’s contemporary...


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